Uttarakhand: food, farms and farsan.

What farsan and sweets is Uttarakhand known for?

• Bal mithaiBrown roasted-khoya fudge coated with sugar balls, Almora
• SingoriKhoya sweet wrapped in a leaf cone, Almora
• Amaranth (ramdana) ladduPopped amaranth bound with jaggery or syrup

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What does Uttarakhand export?

• Organic finger millet and barnyard millet

  First EU-organic shipment to Denmark announced May 2021 (volume not stated)

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India publishes few export figures by state of origin. Where a figure is national, a port total or a single shipment, it says so.

Where is it grown, processed and shipped?

• Almora

  Almora lakhori chilli (GI 2023); bal mithai and singori GI applications (2025) Source

• Ramgarh, Nainital

  Temperate fruit belt; Ramgarh peach (GI 2023), plums and apricots Source

• Ramnagar, Nainital

  Ramnagar litchi (GI 2023) Source

• Berinag, Pithoragarh

  Berinag tea (GI 2023) Source

• Munsiyari, Pithoragarh

  Munsiyari white rajma (GI) Source

• Haldwani, Nainital

  First dedicated GI products gallery (2026) showcasing 30+ state GIs Source

Sources

• Drishti IAS, 18 GI tags in one day
• Drishti IAS, earlier Uttarakhand GIs
• GI application 1706, Almora bal mithai
• GI application 1703, Almora singodi
• MoFPI/PIB ODOP list by district (Dec 2023)